ACTOR

Brian Aherne

1902 - 1986

Brian Aherne

William Brian de Lacy Aherne (2 May 1902 – 10 February 1986) was an English actor of stage, screen, radio and television, who enjoyed a long and varied career in Britain and the United States. His first Broadway appearance in The Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1931 teamed him with Katharine Cornell, with whom he appeared in many productions. In films, he played opposite Madeleine Carroll, Bette Davis, Marlene Dietrich, Rita Hayworth and Carole Lombard, and was Oscar-nominated for his role as Emperor Maximilian in Juarez (1939). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Aherne has received more than 591,792 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Brian Aherne is the 3,724th most popular actor (up from 4,525th in 2019), the 3,134th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,500th in 2019) and the 477th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

590k
Page Views (PV)
59.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.40
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Brian Aherne ranks 3,724 out of 10,030. Before him are Shirley Booth, Christopher Eccleston, Debora Caprioglio, Sunny Deol, Akira Terao, and Maurice Costello. After him are BD Wong, Sylvester Groth, Nathalia Timberg, Greg Germann, Courtney Thorne-Smith, and Lola Albright.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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Shirley Booth
1898 - 1992
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,718
Christopher Eccleston
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,719
Debora Caprioglio
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,720
Sunny Deol
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,721
Akira Terao
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,722
Maurice Costello
1877 - 1950
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,723
Brian Aherne
1902 - 1986
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,724
BD Wong
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,725
Sylvester Groth
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,726
Nathalia Timberg
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,727
Greg Germann
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,728
Courtney Thorne-Smith
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,729
Lola Albright
1924 - 2017
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,730

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Brian Aherne ranks 215. Before him are Toivo Loukola, Yakov Smushkevich, Jean Grémillon, Leopold Lindtberg, Sida Košutić, and Gyula Illyés. After him are Otto Winzer, Strom Thurmond, Edward Condon, Dulce María Loynaz, Lūcija Garūta, and Arno Arthur Wachmann. Among people deceased in 1986, Brian Aherne ranks 168. Before him are Jacques Plante, Bruno Mora, Agustín Sauto Arana, László Lékai, Pasquale Festa Campanile, and Reinhold Münzenberg. After him are Thad Jones, Anton Janda, Ronald McNair, Lothar Bolz, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, and André Tassin.

Others Born in 1902

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Toivo Loukola
1902 - 1984
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 209
Yakov Smushkevich
1902 - 1941
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 210
Jean Grémillon
1902 - 1959
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 211
Leopold Lindtberg
1902 - 1984
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 212
Sida Košutić
1902 - 1965
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 213
Gyula Illyés
1902 - 1983
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 214
Brian Aherne
1902 - 1986
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 215
Otto Winzer
1902 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 216
Strom Thurmond
1902 - 2003
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 217
Edward Condon
1902 - 1974
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 218
Dulce María Loynaz
1902 - 1997
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 219
Lūcija Garūta
1902 - 1977
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 220
Arno Arthur Wachmann
1902 - 1990
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 221

Others Deceased in 1986

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Jacques Plante
1929 - 1986
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 162
Bruno Mora
1937 - 1986
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 163
Agustín Sauto Arana
1908 - 1986
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 164
László Lékai
1910 - 1986
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 165
Pasquale Festa Campanile
1927 - 1986
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 166
Reinhold Münzenberg
1909 - 1986
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 167
Brian Aherne
1902 - 1986
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 168
Thad Jones
1923 - 1986
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 169
Anton Janda
1904 - 1986
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 170
Ronald McNair
1950 - 1986
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 171
Lothar Bolz
1903 - 1986
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 172
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
1903 - 1986
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 173
André Tassin
1902 - 1986
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 174

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Brian Aherne ranks 3,134 out of 6,924. Before him are Adrian Paul (1959), Gareth Southgate (1970), John Hartley (1849), William Davies Evans (1790), Michael Hurst (1957), and Christopher Eccleston (1964). After him are A. E. Housman (1859), Peter Maxwell Davies (1934), Richard Gunn (1871), Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (1968), Nik Kershaw (1958), and Denny Laine (1944).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Adrian Paul
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 3,128
Gareth Southgate
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,129
John Hartley
1849 - 1935
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,130
William Davies Evans
1790 - 1872
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3,131
Michael Hurst
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,132
Christopher Eccleston
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,133
Brian Aherne
1902 - 1986
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,134
A. E. Housman
1859 - 1936
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,135
Peter Maxwell Davies
1934 - 2016
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,136
Richard Gunn
1871 - 1961
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,137
Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,138
Nik Kershaw
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,139
Denny Laine
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3,140